The Green Bay Packers may have to take a few calculated risks while rebuilding the team’s wide receiver position during the 2022 draft. This means using a high pick on a receiver and likely selecting two or even three receivers over the three-day draft.
Using a mid-round pick on Notre Dame’s Kevin Austin Jr. could be one of the more aggressive swings in the receiver draft class.
The potential is undeniable: Austin tested as one of the top overall athletes in the draft class and is coming off a breakout junior season. He has an incredible blend of length (6-2, almost 80″ wingspan), straight-line speed (4.43 seconds in the 40) and instant acceleration ability (1.48-second 10-yard split, 6.71-second three-cone drill). Think the body of James Jones but with elite speed, jumping ability and change of direction explosion. Austin’s Relative Athletic Score is 9.93 out of 10.0, meaning he’s in the 99th percentile for size and athleticism at the wide receiver position.
